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Old 06-18-2016, 11:41 AM
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Recently we bought a house that is total hardwoods. My ironing board keeps sliding to the right. I made little booties for the feet? that sit on the floor but they don't work. A large piece of anti-skid material you put under a rug does work, but have you ever tried to clean lint and strings off that stuff? Do any of you have a better idea?
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Old 06-18-2016, 11:46 AM
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You need booties with rubber on the bottom. Maybe a set of dog boots?
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Dog boots would probably work very well. You can get them at pet supply stores.
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They sell fabric for kids' pajama feet that looks like dots of "rubber". But I remember using puff paint to achieve the same effect. If you have some type of booties on your board feet, you could add puff paint.
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Old 06-18-2016, 12:48 PM
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Yes, put the little plastic things you stick on your rulers to keep them from sliding when using your rotary cutter on the feet of your ironing board. They work great.
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Old 06-18-2016, 12:57 PM
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what about making some socks out of the shelf liner or that stuff you but under rugs to keep them from slipping
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Inexpensive option might be to wrap the feet with inexpensive( $ store) shelf liner. Used this product numerous ways while trying to do things with my left hand only. Cut into 2" strips and wrapped diagonally should probably get the job done without adding any wobble.
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I don't know where you get them, but there are caps for the legs of the ironing boards that have little rubber grooves on them (my mom has them on her board) and that keeps it from sliding.
Here's some plain rubber caps that might work that I found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Leg-Ti...ing+board+caps
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Originally Posted by Bree123 View Post
I don't know where you get them, but there are caps for the legs of the ironing boards that have little rubber grooves on them (my mom has them on her board) and that keeps it from sliding.
Here's some plain rubber caps that might work that I found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Leg-Ti...ing+board+caps
I agree. My ironing board came with these caps and it doesn't slide at all on my floors. You can get caps at Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc. Look for chair leg caps or even caps for the bottoms of canes,
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I would go look for the vinyl bumps for children's PJs. I don't remember where I saw it.
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